By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Often times when you're being asked to approve an edit, you're not in the edit bay but out in the world. Understanding that we live in a mobile world, Frame.io has added an app for iOS to collaborate directly from the Cloud, anytime, anywhere. … [Read more...]
CameraBag Cinema: New Color Grading Software With Epic Features
May 11, 2016 By Leave a Comment
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) From Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve Studio to FilmConvert, to Adobe Premiere's Lumetri Color Panel, and everything in between, there are nearly countless ways to color correct the footage that comes out of your camera. But when you're talking about a RED, most want to … [Read more...]
Happy Star Wars Day! Young Star Wars Fans Create Plugins To Emulate Classic VFX
May 4, 2016 By 2 Comments
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) If you've made a sci-fi film, chances are, you've been in the 7th level of visual effects hell that is rotoscoping, especially light sabers and laser blasts. But a pair of teens got some help from their VFX and filmmaker Dad Tim Dashwood to create a set of plugins … [Read more...]
FiLMiC Pro For iOS Adds Timelapse, Portrait Filming, & More
April 20, 2016 By 2 Comments
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) It's extraordinary how far mobile filmmaking has come in the last few years and one of the apps at the forefront making it a reality is FiLMiC Pro. It was already a near perfect software solution to leverage the capabilities of the iPhone or iPad (and now … [Read more...]
Apple’s First Original TV Project All About The Apps
March 29, 2016 By 1 Comment
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) How many times have we heard the phrase "there's an app for that." It's almost a punchline now, but it's also gotten to the point that it's very much true. So when Apple started considering what would be the topic of their first original series, it just seemed natural … [Read more...]
B4UFLY App: Know Where You Can’t Fly Your Drone
March 23, 2016 By 2 Comments
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Although the FAA passed some common sense rules and registration requirements for drones operation, even with strictly following them, a drone pilot can find themselves in hot water with local municipalities which restrict their use. How can a pilot know exactly … [Read more...]
GoPro Updates Desktop, Buys Video Editing Apps
March 3, 2016 By 5 Comments
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Part of GoPro's plan for righting a floundering ship is to get simpler, focusing on a smaller product line, and giving users better tools by which to edit and share their content. Lagging 4th quarter sales and a disastrous launch of the overpriced Hero4 session, the … [Read more...]
Freefly To Release Major Firmware For MoVI
February 1, 2016 By 3 Comments
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Freefly Systems has announced the opening of public BETA firmware for their game-changing Freefly MōVI gimbal stabilizer system. Not only are they tweaking it with some housekeeping fixes, but they're saying the update's new features are so extensive, … [Read more...]
doddleREVIEWS: The Lume Cube
January 30, 2016 By Leave a Comment
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When it comes to compact video lights for your action camera, we've talked about the Knog Qudos Action Light and the SideKick Duo. Both do the job quite well, offering long battery life and very bright LED performance. But there's a third player in this game, and it … [Read more...]
FiLMiC Pro Finally Launches Android App
January 13, 2016 By 2 Comments
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Having been exclusive to Apple's iOS platform since the beginning, the mobile filmmaking app FiLMiC Pro has steadily added a host of great features, including 4K filming and even control via the Apple Watch. But porting over to the Android platform has taken longer … [Read more...]
FiLMiC Pro Update Adds Apple Watch Support
January 12, 2016 By Leave a Comment
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Version 5.1 update for FiLMiC Pro is out, and among the new features of this mobile filmmaking app for the iPhone is support for the Apple Watch. Also included is a stitch mode, snap focus, and more. … [Read more...]
Celtx Update: Screenwriting & Full-Fledged Production Management Suite
January 6, 2016 By 1 Comment
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When Blackmagic finally came out and said that DaVinci Resolve 12 was growing beyond color grading, and into a post studio suite with non linear editing capability, we got excited. Now it seems that outgrowing your original software design becoming contagious, … [Read more...]
New VR App For Drones Brings First Person View To Google Cardboard
December 30, 2015 By 4 Comments
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) I would love to be able to pick up a Fat Shark first person viewer and fly my UAV like I was sitting in it. But why do that when I've got Google Cardboard and an iPhone? Thanks to a new virtual reality app, that's exactly what I can do. … [Read more...]
Disney Research Working To Digitally Change Actor Performances
December 18, 2015 By Leave a Comment
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Disney is doing more than returning Star Wars to its former glory, or providing fans with Marvel's epic cinematic universe. And while there's that little thing called Disney Theme Parks, the real cool stuff is being done by Disney Research. Think of it as the digital … [Read more...]
GoPro Updates Apple Watch App: Live View, Trim Edit, Other Controls
December 16, 2015 By 2 Comments
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When Apple announced the Apple Watch 2.0 update in the Fall, one of the selling points was a new GoPro app. It promised a lot, but it looked at the time like the app was largely a giant record button with some playback features. A very bare bones utility. Now … [Read more...]
Doddle’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide - Mobile Filmmaking Apps
November 26, 2015 By 9 Comments
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) It's that time of year. Time for doddleNEWS' Holiday Gift Guide series for 2015. Just like last year, we're going to start off with mobile filmmaking apps. With the release of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, filmmakers now have 4K right out of the box, and the 6S Plus … [Read more...]
